English Unit 4 – Flashcards
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Interpretation of a novel means summarizing it. True False
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False
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The following statement is an example of analysis: "Verne contrasts the attitudes of Nemo and Aronnax by placing them alone together on "the lost continent." True False
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True
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The following statement is an example of evaluation: "Through Aronnax, Verne demonstrates his fascination with technology and progress while maintaining certain reservations." True False
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False
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The following statement is an example of interpretation: "The entire voyage into the sea is actually a metaphor for a voyage into the heart of humanity." True False
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True
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Characters in a novel ideally act and react in a realistic world. True False
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False
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"Characterization in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" is too broad a topic for the critical essay. True False
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True
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The Nautilus is the name of a sea monster. True False
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False
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Interpretation and analysis are part of a critical method. True False
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True
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planned action
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plot
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iceberg accident
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South Pole
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first to spot the monster and win the reward
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Ned Land
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separating the whole into its parts
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criticism
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Vigo Bay
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"Nemo's 'bank'"
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run aground "incident"
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Straits of Torres
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does not intrude with comment
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self-effacing author
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not restricted by time, place, or character
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omniscient
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resolving action
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denouement
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narrator of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
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Aronnax
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uses letters as the means of relating the action
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epistolary form
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deals with a single social class, its customs, mores, and habits; presents its class accurately and in detail
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novel of manners
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reconstructs the past, based on scholarship
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historical novel
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works out a central issue through characters or incidents
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problem novel
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takes things apart in order to evaluate the material, to find the meaning of all the parts and the whole
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critic
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means of organizing material and thoughts, helps writer to see organization and any flaws that may occur
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outline
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An outline of a critical essay is not usually needed. True False
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False
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"Was what the writer said worthwhile?" is a question of _____.
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evaluation
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"How does the writer say it?" is a question of _____.
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analysis
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"What does the writer say?" is a question of _____.
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interpretation
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Ned Land is generally distrustful of science and progress. True False
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True
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Select the main characters who ended up overboard the Abraham Lincoln after its encounter with the "narwhale."
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Aronax Consell Land
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The Matter of England includes _____.
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English and Germanic lore
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The Matter of France deals with _____.
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Charlemagne
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Medieval romance contributed mystery and _____ to the novel.
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fantasy
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Characters do not change in the world of fiction. True False
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False
